Should+Carl+follow+Karen

Carl glared at Kat hoping that his mother had not been able to achieve what she appeared to have been trying to for years now: to end his marriage to Karen. She looked ridiculous with lasagne covering her face and dress, but the look in her eye indated she intended to gloat later over what she had accomplished.

Carl broke eye contact with her and rapidly headed after Karen.

Kat's apparent self-assurance melted when Carl left her alone. She watched him go knowing that she had lost the battle for his affection. She felt the tears welling in her eyes and they burned with the pain of her unsatisfied desire for complete control.